sec.74Reassessment of result for external assessment

sec.74 Reassessment of result for external assessment

A person who has taken an external assessment for a senior subject may ask the authority to reassess the person’s result for the external assessment. The request must— be in the approved form; and be made within 28 days after the person is issued with the relevant statement of results for the senior subject; and be accompanied by the fee stated in schedule 1 for the reassessment (the reassessment fee ). The authority must, as soon as practicable— reassess the person’s result for the external assessment; and if there is a student account open for the person—record in the student account the result for the external assessment as reassessed under paragraph (a) ; and decide whether to increase, decrease or not change the person’s result for the senior subject. If, after reassessing the person’s result for the external assessment, the authority decides to increase or decrease the person’s result for the senior subject, the authority must— issue the person with a replacement statement of results that includes the increased or decreased result for the senior subject; and refund the reassessment fee to the person; and if the result for the senior subject is increased—give the person notice of the decision; and if the result for the senior subject is decreased—give the person an information notice for the decision to decrease the result for the external assessment. If, after reassessing the person’s result for the external assessment, the authority decides not to increase or decrease the person’s result for the senior subject, the authority must, as soon as practicable, give the person notice of the decision. If the authority does not reassess the person’s result for the external assessment within 28 days after the request was made— the authority is taken to have decided not to increase or decrease the person’s result for the senior subject; and the authority must, as soon as practicable, give the person a notice for the decision. (sec.74-ssec.1) A person who has taken an external assessment for a senior subject may ask the authority to reassess the person’s result for the external assessment. (sec.74-ssec.2) The request must— be in the approved form; and be made within 28 days after the person is issued with the relevant statement of results for the senior subject; and be accompanied by the fee stated in schedule 1 for the reassessment (the reassessment fee ). (sec.74-ssec.3) The authority must, as soon as practicable— reassess the person’s result for the external assessment; and if there is a student account open for the person—record in the student account the result for the external assessment as reassessed under paragraph (a) ; and decide whether to increase, decrease or not change the person’s result for the senior subject. (sec.74-ssec.4) If, after reassessing the person’s result for the external assessment, the authority decides to increase or decrease the person’s result for the senior subject, the authority must— issue the person with a replacement statement of results that includes the increased or decreased result for the senior subject; and refund the reassessment fee to the person; and if the result for the senior subject is increased—give the person notice of the decision; and if the result for the senior subject is decreased—give the person an information notice for the decision to decrease the result for the external assessment. (sec.74-ssec.5) If, after reassessing the person’s result for the external assessment, the authority decides not to increase or decrease the person’s result for the senior subject, the authority must, as soon as practicable, give the person notice of the decision. (sec.74-ssec.6) If the authority does not reassess the person’s result for the external assessment within 28 days after the request was made— the authority is taken to have decided not to increase or decrease the person’s result for the senior subject; and the authority must, as soon as practicable, give the person a notice for the decision.